Warm up - 5 minutes walk to the gym, 10 minutes on the treadmill, and some conditioning while I waited for the squat rack

Pull-ups

5 sets to failure at bodyweight: 5, 3, 4, 3, 3 Would have preferred to not start with these, but the rack was still busy...

Squats

Warm up sets: 2x5x45lbs, 1x5x60lbs, 1x3x90lbs, 1x2x125lbs

Working sets: 3x5x160lbs

Overhead Press

Warm up sets: 2x5x45lbs, 1x5x55lbs, 1x3x70lbs, 1x2x85lbs

Working sets: 3x5x105lbs Form was great and had no problem moving the weight this time, so it looks like the failed rep last time wasn't the sign of a plateau

Deadlift

Warm up sets: 2x5x90lbs, 1x3x135lbs, 1x2x190lbs

Working sets: 1x5x225lbs

I'm loving the Starting Strength program. This is the first time I've ever squatted consistently, let alone with proper form and dropping all the way to the floor. It feels like the weight is getting easier to move each workout, despite the 5 pound increases.

So, I've cut back my calories a bit, and will continue to do so for the next 4-6 weeks, in order to correct for some fat that I seem to have gained a little bit more quickly than I would have expected. The plan is to diet it off, then slowly adjust the calories until I start seeing gains again. I'll be sticking with Starting Strength because I'm really enjoying it, but I expect to see my progress slow, if not plateau. Today is day 3 of the diet and, although I think it's largely psychological, squatting felt difficult for the first time since beginning the Starting Strength program. Everything else still felt good and saw progress.

Warm up - 5 minutes walk to the gym.

Squats

Warm up sets: 2x5x45lbs, 1x5x70lbs, 1x3x110lbs, 1x2x145lbs

Working sets: 1x5x185lbs. Then 185 for the first rep of set 2, after which I dropped it down to 175lbs for the remaining reps of set 2 and all of set 3.

Bench Press

Warm up sets: 2x5x45lbs, 1x5x70lbs, 1x3x100lbs, 1x2x130lbs

Working sets: 3x5x145lbs

Power Cleans

Warm up sets: 2x5x45lbs, 1x5x85lbs, 1x3x105lbs, 1x2x130lbs

Working sets: 2x3x155lbs - Was feeling really good on this lift; my form is getting much better. But, I was really pressed for time and had to omit sets 3-5

I'm going to leave squats at 185 for the next workout and see how it goes.